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Quotes by Musician
"Discipline? I don't know the meaning of the word."
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"I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans."
65
"Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything."
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"Prior to that I testified before the Senate subcommittee addressing mountaintop removal."
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"And then I went into television; and then television moved from the East Coast to Hollywood."
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"I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up."
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"Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to."
Gold,
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"I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest."
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"When I was in my twenties, it felt like I was riding wild horses, and I was hoping I didn't go over a cliff."
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"I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity."
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"I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits."
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"I guess fortunate that I'm still around and I emphasize I guess because you never can tell what musicians would be playing had they been around as long as I have."
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"But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play."
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"But I would lie on the floor and analyze everything. I'd listen to all the strings and the background vocals on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and try to pick out the different instruments."
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"I wanted to do Dreamgirls. If they're doing a stage production of Sparkle, I think that would be hot."
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"They've been brought up on the best music. It's gonna be so good."
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"Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great."
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"Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it."
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"I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound."
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"I find that putting my makeup on and playing with different looks is really relaxing for me before the show."
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"What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries."
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"Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think."
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"It's very validating when you are new in the industry to get awards. It boosts your self-esteem."
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"There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state."
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"The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something."
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